Biological treatment of the Tannery Effulent using the Cellulolytic Fungi

Water is one of the abundantly available substances in nature. It is an essential ingredient of animal and plant life. Ground water is required for industrial processes. Pollution of land, water and air through water generated as result of increasing population, urbanization and industrialization is a challenge of serious dimensions. Pollution of natural water by industrial waste is objectionable and damaging for many varied reasons. Primary importance is the possible hazard of public health by the contamination of stream with disease producing Microorganisms. The disposal of textile wastewater without treatment is the most common practice in the country, which adversely affects the environment, resulting in serious environmental problems. Environmental pollution is caused predominantly by the industrial effluent disposal in water bodies. To screen and identify different cellulolytic fungal isolates and determine the degradation activity of cellulolytic fungal species. To determine the BOD and COD of the tannery effluent by cellulolytic fungi after various incubation periods. The bioremediation or treating the tannery effluents using various cellulolytic fungi Trichoderma, Pencillium, Aspergillus Sp.